Look around the NBA and you’ll see one common trait shared among elite guards—speed.

In a matchup between two of the league’s faster guards, John Wall faced off with Russell Westbrook Wednesday night. Westbrook won the battle in Oklahoma City’s 103-80 win over Washington, using his blinding speed as an asset, but Wall said he could win a foot race.

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall considers himself to be the fastest player in the NBA. (AP Photo)

Asked if Westbrook was the NBA’s fastest player, Wall quickly offered a rebuttal.

Wall made it clear he is at the top of the conversation, but he did recognize the crop of quick guards in today’s game.

“It's tough man,” said Wall. “There's a couple fast guys in this league. He (Westbrook) is up there, Derrick (Rose) is up there, when he's healthy. Mike Conley's pretty quick. There's a couple guys. Ty Lawson's quick. So there's a lot of guys, but I put myself first.”

Fresh off a game with 47 points Monday against Memphis, Wall struggled to combat the Thunder’s team defense, as six of his teammates were out for the game. Westbrook, on the other hand, scored an efficient 21 points on only eight shots.

“We're both young, athletic, fast point guards and that's very rare that you see that in this league,” Wall said. “I'm trying to take the same steps as he's taken, being an All-Star, making the playoffs and that type of thing, so that's what I'm trying to do. Give a lot of credit to how he's working and how he's helping this team.”